Points of View – First Person
The first point of view we’re going to look at is first person. This is the character referring to himself as I, me, and telling the story as if to a friend about something that actually happened to him. Pro’s: -some see first person as the easiest point of view to write in -only one [...]
Functions of a Prologue, Part 2
A second purpose to a well-crafted prologue is for passing on information from an alternate viewpoint. In most cases, a prologue is written from the same perspective as the rest of the novel, but sometimes it increases the reading experience and relays more to the reader when another character’s view is shown that is not [...]
Random Writing Exercise #2
Write about 250-300 words about a scene where the narrator, in first person, is more interested in what’s going on around him than in himself. Try to use the first person pronoun (I, me, myself – any of these) only twice total. Develop early on in the narrative, preferably the first sentence, whose eyes through [...]
